“IGT has worked closely with the DC Lottery on games that engage their player community, such as the game Lucky Pets,” said Jay Gendron, IGT Chief Operating Officer, Lottery. “IGT is pleased to continue working with the DC Lottery, and we look forward to enhancing their instant ticket program with creative new content over the next year.”

“With the upgrade to these advanced retail terminals for Keno players, Tabcorp is again demonstrating their commitment to enhancing the player experience,” said Michael Conforti, President of Global Strategic Accounts for Scientific Games.

Jamie Dimon of JPMorgan Chase reviled cryptocurrency just 18 months ago as a “fraud” and “stupid”. Now, his bank is set to become the first U.S. bank to launch its own digital currency. If Blockchain combined with cryptocurrency can form the basis for a legitimized, self-contained, self sufficient ecosystem in the financial sector, could it do the same in the gambling sector? And won't that pose troublesome regulatory challenges?

“The success of the Lottery over the past three decades has been truly remarkable,” stated Jeff Anderson, Idaho Lottery Director. “To be approaching nine hundred million dollars in returned dividends to the public schools and permanent buildings of Idaho in just thirty years has certainly exceeded the expectations of those who created the Lottery in 1989.”

Scoring the most points or unlocking more exciting stages in a video game used to require practice and patience. Today, gamers can skip the grind and simply pay to get ahead by buying so-called loot boxes -- virtual vaults containing items such as tokens, better weapons or faster cars.

President and CEO Olli Sarekoski: ”In 2018 Veikkaus prepared for major changes in its operating environment. Gaming is shifting from the points of sale towards the digital channel, where Veikkaus also faces competition from foreign operators. Veikkaus must develop its operations to succeed in international competition. Succeeding in the competition and ensuring our ability to channel gaming also provide the basis for the exclusive right and its continuation. We want to be able to provide games responsibly even in the future, minimizing game-related harm and channelling gaming revenue to the benefit of Finnish people.

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Lottoland claims to have 750,000 users and offered Australians the chance to bet on the outcomes of major American lotteries such as Powerball. Then, Legislation that was passed in June 2018 that bans Lottoland and others from offering customers the ability to bet on the outcomes of international lotteries. Following the ban, the Gibraltar-based Lottoland launched ‘jackpot betting’. Lottoland’s ‘Jackpot betting’ determines winners by taking specific numbers from financial markets like the ASX and New York Stock Exchange at particular times of the day, arranging them into one long number, and using a computer calculator to convert it into the winning lottery numbers.

“We ask that DOJ withdraw its opinion altogether or assure us that DOJ will not bring any enforcement actions against companies and individuals engaged in online gaming in our states — where it is appropriate under state law," New Jersey Attorney General Gurbir S. Grewal and Pennsylvania Attorney General Josh Shapiro wrote in a letter to Matthew G. Whitaker, acting U.S. attorney general.

Mr. Michael Heinrich, Managing Director of LOTTO Hamburg GmbH, stated: “Our Points of Sale are of prime importance for the success of our gaming business and the replacement of the gaming terminals is part of our plan to grow and modernize our retail network. INTRALOT’s solution was determined as industry leading and the best fit for LOTTO Hamburg needs. We are excited to announce the contract award to INTRALOT, so congratulations to all involved.”

“GLI brought its lottery systems renewal experience to this project, which helped us in looking past the shiny veneer of the solutions we were offered in the initial evaluation phase,” said Rainer Ballhausen, Lotto Hamburg’s head of IT

Milen Ganev, Managing Partner for National Lottery Bulgaria, said, “Scientific Games’ digital products have proven an excellent fit for National Lottery Bulgaria, outperforming our expectations within the first 24 hours of launch. Our players are engaging with the games immediately, and we see demand and repeat gameplay growing every day.”

The new association will urge Norway’s government to abandon its monopolistic stance in favour of a liberalised regime that would allow internationally licensed online gambling operators to apply for local licenses.

SeattleSeahawksEnterSponsorshipPartnershipwithSnoqualmieCasino

The National Football League’s (NFL) Seattle Seahawks have announced a ‘transformative’ partnership with Snoqualmie Casino.

The deal will allow the Seattle-based company to use the team’s logos and marks for advertising and on-site promotions.

The partnership follows the change in sports betting laws by the US Supreme Court earlier this year, which paved the way for teams to sign sponsorship deals with casinos and other gambling companies.

Snoqualmie Casino has become just the seventh gambling company to partner with an NFL franchise after the league updated its guidelines in August.

Seattle Seahawks’ senior president of revenue, Amy Sprangers, said: “We are proud to formally announce an expanded partnership with our long-time partners at the award-winning Snoqualmie Casino. We look forward to working together with Snoqualmie Casino to create exciting new activations for the 12s for years to come.”

Brian Decorah, chief executive at Snoqualmie Casino, added: “We can’t imagine a better way to cap our tenth anniversary than by announcing an updated alliance between two premier Seattle brands.

“We have been a Seahawks sponsor and suite holder since we opened in 2008, so we are looking forward to the enhanced opportunities our newly expanded partnership will create.”

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